The U.S. Navy has activated two P-8As, assigned to VP-5, to help the U.S Coast Guard 7th District Command Center search for the missing cargo ship El Faro.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The first aircraft was launched at approximately 10 a.m., from Cecil Field.
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